“Wine Is Meant To Be Crunk!” is the tagline of Hardy Wallace’s “Dirty South Wine“. Based in the wine mecca of Atlanta, GA.n(where I hear the grow 18% alcohol Albarino) Hardy’s mission is to bring joy into wine, regardless of how serious the subject. His contribution is part music video, part fancy dancin’, and most importantly, fun to watch….

In a sea of natural wine lovers, I’m a guppy– swimmin” around, trying to find and absorb information from all of the people you’ll read here in the 31 days of Natural Wine. I can’t really say where my journey began, but I can say that it is still beginning…

Two polar opposites. A bright, fresh n’ fruity, quaffer– and then a bruiser. An orange thinker-drinker, that requires attention and time. Both wines coming from organic grapes, being made with wild yeast, and the utmost respect for the land, place, and fruit.

The straight up deliciosness of the Michlits can not be denied. Not to insult the wine, but every mimosa dreams of being this- Sparkling fruit with a kick, and most importantly a purity that says not so much what it is, but what it “ain’t” and it “ain’t” no floozie.

The Damijan- Decanted 2hrs, poured back in the bottle, and served at cellar temp (About a 1/4 inch of murky sediment left behind)– As if orange had become a precious metal… Full bodied, layer upon layer of depth, fruit and rock, caramel, and a bunch of stuff I can’t explain.

One a quality piece of clean maguro, the other– straight up Uni– that even a day later you can taste it just by thinking of it